Our Executives & Advisors
Gary A. Officer
Founder & CEO
Diana McFail
Chief of Staff
Samuel B. Gaillard
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Rita Santelli
Chief Growth & Communications Officer
Paul Irving
Senior Advisor to CWI Labs; Senior Fellow, Milken Institute; Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, University of Southern California
Julia Pollak
Economic Advisor, CWI Labs; Chief Economist, ZipRecruiter
Deborah St. Lawrence-Thompson
General Counsel, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Our Board of Directors
Angela Beddoe
Board Chair; CEO, ANA Enterprise
Shelly Kurtz
Vice-Chair; Founder and Principal of Eagle Pointe Advisors
Barbara Kaufmann
Board Secretary/Treasurer
Gary A. Officer
Founder & CEO
Polly M. Allen
Founder & CEO, AI Career Boost
Donna Fisher-Lewis
Senior Vice President, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
William (Bill) Good
Board Member & CEO, Roofing Contractors Association (retired)
Charles (Chuck) Martin
Senior Vice President & Regional Community Reinvestment Manager at M&T Bank
Michael Parker
President of Consumer Services, Optimum
JT Saunders
Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Culture, Korn Ferry
Janine Vanderburg
CEO of Encore Roadmap
